Pokémon: This trainer is too wild!

Chapter 588 Ash's 'Active' Skill, Drama Queen Marshadow

As we all know, Ash has a famous "active" skill, which is manifested when Ash's Pokémon is seriously injured or in a bad situation. Ash encourages and motivates his Pokémon with words, allowing the Pokémon to "temporarily" regain its strength and willpower to turn the tide of battle.

Its form of expression is not fixed, and includes phrases such as "Come on!", "Cheer up!", "Hang in there!", "Show your backbone!", and "Get out of the way!"

This "active" skill has been dramatically and jokingly referred to by the public as the "Rejuvenation Roar".

Of course, Mammon doesn't think this is unscientific, since Pokémon, as a species, inherently possesses a certain idealistic quality.

Ash's "Rejuvenation Roar" is, strictly speaking, an encouragement to the Pokémon, allowing the severely injured Pokémon to recall past bonds and warmth, forcibly strengthening its will and unleashing its potential...

Okay, I can’t make it up anymore.

Mammon had seen Ash's "Rejuvenation Roar" many times in his past life, but this battle had only just begun, and he was already using this?

And to be honest, although Marshadow's Shadow Steal looks cool and exaggerated in terms of special effects, it shouldn't be enough to seriously injure Lucario, right?

Inside the venue.

The shadow energy stolen by the shadow gradually dimmed, the shadow moved quickly, and Marshado's small figure slowly emerged from the shadow, still with that cute expression.

In front of Marshadow, Lucario was half-crouched on the ground, panting heavily, looking as if he was seriously injured.

"Tsk~ Is the defense that weak?" Mammon raised an eyebrow.

The Ghost-type Shadow Steal is not effective against Lucario. Theoretically, if the levels are similar, even if Lucario takes the full damage from the attack, it will still be effective.

In gaming terms, there's a 60% chance the health bar won't even be half full.

But it seems that this Lucario's defense is lower than I expected.

Or perhaps... Marshall's strength is too great?
Mammon glanced at the adorable Marshadow. Actually, Marshadow was rather timid and not very enthusiastic about special training. When asked to train, it would always slack off.

Most of the time, Marshadow follows behind Shiny Gengar like a little sidekick, sneaking around and eating snacks.

Naturally, Marshadow's current strength level is only slightly stronger than that of Diancie and others, let alone Diancie.

Yes, playing against top champions is just right.

"Damn it! This Marcia is so strong!"

Ash frowned as he looked at Lucario's injuries.

"Come back, Lucario."

After thinking for a while, Ash decisively recalled Lucario and decided to switch his main character to battle Marshadow.

"Should we change our Pokémon? Ash, what are your main Pokémon that would be suitable for battling Marshadow?"

Mammon wasn't surprised. Anyone familiar with Ash would know that he really enjoys switching Pokémon during battles.

One of the most classic examples is an all-out battle where the opponent only used two of their main Pokémon, while Ash's team had already fielded five...

This is Ash's rotation frequency, which is one of his unique characteristics.

"Dragonite! Please!"

Ash didn't hesitate to throw out his second Pokémon.

"Bawu~!"

A flash of white light appeared, and a large, orange-yellow creature appeared in front of Ash, glaring at Marshadow with a fierce expression.

"Dragonite?"

Mammon chuckled softly, looking at the Dragonite that was pretending to be fierce; it was actually quite cute.

"Use Dragonite to battle Marshadow?" Mikuri asked, somewhat puzzled.

Although Dragonite's Flying type is super effective against Marshadow, even with this type advantage... you still need to be able to hit it.

"And I remember that Ash's Dragonite is a Crystal type, which is a Normal type, right? When it's Crystal, it's quite powerful when it uses Extreme Speed."

Michael recalled that Ash's Dragonite also had some highlight moments.

It has normal attributes, and then it crashes around at lightning speed, which is quite powerful.

"Hmm, it seems like Ash wants Crystal."

Steven nodded, watching Ash's actions in the arena.

That's right, Ash has already taken out the Crystal Orb and threw it directly at Dragonite.

Too crystalline!
The highly crystalline crystal shattered, revealing a crystal-like Dragonite to everyone.

In this way, the Crystal Dragonite is immune to the Ghost type, but it is also weak to the Fighting type.

This choice...

"There are pros and cons. Perhaps Ash just thinks that Ghost-types are more troublesome."

Daigo pondered for a moment before speaking.

To be honest, Steven thinks that the benefits of crystallization outweigh the drawbacks, since Dragonite is four times weak to ice without crystallization.

Mammon will definitely take advantage of this to launch an offensive. As for the crystal, although it is weak in fighting, it no longer has a fourfold weakness and is immune to ghost attributes.

It definitely has some advantages.

On the field.

"Dragonite, Scale Shot!"

Xiao Zhi swung his arm with great momentum.

The crystallized Dragonite soared high into the air, its wings flapping heavily, and blue scales shot down in dense swarms, attacking Marshadow on the ground.

Dragon-type scales.

"Surprise attack," Mammon ordered.

A black light flashed in Marshadow's eyes, and his body shot up instantly, charging towards Dragonite at high speed.

The incoming scales were all dodged by Marshado as he twisted his body.

"Super Speed!" Ash shouted immediately.

Lightning speed?
Upon hearing this, the audience was stunned. Normal-type Extreme Speed ​​is indeed a priority move, and it is one of the highest priority moves.

The key problem is that Normal-type Extreme Speed ​​is useless against Marshadow.

A flash of white light appeared behind Dragonite, and its figure flew towards Marshadow at an astonishing speed, almost brushing past Marshadow.

Marshadow reacted quickly, but he couldn't catch up with Dragonite!

Speed ​​is a higher priority than surprise attack!
"I see."

Mammon raised an eyebrow as he watched Marshall, who had to stop mid-air.

Using a surprise attack to catch up with Dragonite is not very realistic.

While Extreme Speed ​​can't be used for proactive offense, it's perfectly fine for dealing with Marshadow's surprise attacks. However, Lucario also has Extreme Speed, so why insist on switching to Dragonite?
But Mammon soon understood.

In its Extreme Speed ​​mode, Dragonite appeared behind and above Marshadow with lightning speed, then retreated rapidly. Dragonite spun around, white energy swirling around it.

The flying swallow returns!

"Fire Fist!"

Marshadow quickly turned around, his right fist bursting with flames, and slammed it hard at the Dragonite.

Swallow Return vs. Flame Fist!
With a loud bang, the Swallow Return and the Flame Fist attacks collided heavily.

Flames from the Flame Fist kept bursting forth, but they couldn't suppress Yan Fan's charge.

No matter who wins or loses!

"Even with Dragonite's power, it can't overpower Marshadow?"

Ash frowned slightly. It was because he realized that Marshadow's power was actually very strong that he specifically switched to Dragonite.

But unexpectedly, Dragonite's signature Aerial Ace couldn't suppress Marshadow's Flame Punch.

This guy is small in size, but his strength is surprisingly strong.

"Dragonite!" Ash shouted suddenly at Dragonite, his mind racing.

Dragonite roared and suddenly increased its power output.

Boom!

With a loud bang, both Dragonite and Marshadow were thrown back by the powerful impact.

"Scale Shot!!"

But Ash showed no intention of stopping his offensive.

As Dragonite retreated, its wings flapped continuously, and blue scales shot out.

However, Marshall immediately 'melted' into a shadow and slid quickly across the ground.

Boom boom boom!
The scales bombarded the ground relentlessly, but failed to strike the shadow that Marshado had transformed into.

"Earthquake!" Ash continued his relentless attack.

Dragonite descended from the sky and landed heavily on the ground, sending out tangible earthquake shockwaves with a deafening roar.

Marcia, naturally unwilling to withstand the impact of the earthquake, swiftly transformed from a shadow into her true form and leaped into the air.

"Aero-missile!" Mammon ordered.

Marshadow clasped his arms together, and a blue wave missile materialized, shooting rapidly toward Dragonite.

"Dragon's Claw!"

Dragonite crossed and raised its two thick arms, and the Aura Sphere exploded on its sharp dragon claws.

Dragonite grunted, its strong physique allowing it to withstand the blocked Aura Sphere. Then, with a flap of its wings, Dragonite charged towards Marshadow once more.

"Go and meet them."

Mammon clicked his tongue softly. Since Ash wants to fight in close combat, then so be it.

Marshadow let out a low shout, and the 'mist' on his headdress, wrists, and neck burst into flames, which was the 'Full Power Marshadow' form.

The fighting spirit of Marshadow began to ignite, signifying that it was going all out!

Two small hands flashed white light, and Marshadow swiftly met the oncoming Dragonite.

Fighting-type tile-splitting!

The two Pokémon drew closer and closer. Dragonite roared and lashed out with its Dragon Claw at Marshadow.

Marshadow, however, nimbly leaped away from the dragon claw attack with light steps, and then used Brick Break to strike the Dragonite's shoulder hard.

Dragonite howled in pain, but it endured the agony and thrust its other dragon claw at Marshadow.

Marcia had no time to dodge and could only defend himself with his arms outstretched.

The dragon's claw struck hard, and Marshado groaned as his body was slammed to the ground by the immense force of the dragon's claw.

But the next second, Marshadow slammed the ground and got back up, dodging the wide-area destruction that Dragonite was chasing.

Brick Break struck Dragonite's tail hard again, causing it to roar once more.

Brick Break and Dragon Claw, Wide-Area Destruction and Power Shot, Wing Attack and Drain Punch...

The two Pokémon engaged in a fierce and exciting close-quarters battle, neither giving an inch and fighting each other relentlessly.

"This won't do! If this continues, the Dragonite will be the first to give out!"

Xiao Gang frowned, looking at the Dragon Balls in the arena with great concern.

The close-quarters combat between the two sides appears to be a back-and-forth exchange, but a closer look reveals the truth.

You'll find that Dragonite is clearly at a disadvantage, because Marshadow is smaller and obviously more agile.

Dragonite's three attacks will at least be dodged twice and hit once, but Marshadow's three attacks will hit at least twice, although Dragonite may block one of them.

If this continues, even though Dragonite, as a pseudo-legendary, has a very strong physique, it will be the first to succumb to the strain.

In particular, Marshadow mostly uses Fighting-type moves to attack, while the normal-type Dragonite is weak to Fighting.

Go Dragonite!

Ash kept cheering on Dragonite.

Encouraged by Ash, Dragonite, which had been panting heavily and starting to feel weak, suddenly became as energetic as if it had been injected with chicken blood and continued its fierce attack on Marshadow.

Marcia was caught off guard and hit hard, but after adapting to the rhythm, Marcia's advantage reappeared.

Marshadow's more agile body compared to Dragonite gives it more room for error.

Having seized an opening in Dragonite's defenses, Marshadow launched a full-scale close-range attack, and Dragonite finally succumbed to its weakness.

Boom!

Dragonite's body fell heavily to the ground, and the crystals on its body turned into specks of light and dissipated.

Seeing that Dragonite had finally lost its ability to battle, Marshadow breathed a sigh of relief, rubbed his sore arm, and slowly turned around, preparing to walk back to Mammon's front.

Thinking about the lessons Gengar had taught it, Marshadow even pretended to be limping, as if it was about to reach its limit and was badly injured.

“ma…”

Marcia weakly called out to Mammon, indicating that she was afraid she couldn't handle the next opponent and needed to rest for three days to recover.

Mammon: "..."

(End of this chapter)